ALLEN, TEXAS — Drever Capital Management and The Alder Group have begun construction on a new multifamily project in Allen. Named Alders at Twin Creeks, the jointly developed, 243-unit retiree residential community is located off Highway 75 in the master-planned community of Twin Creeks. The development is aimed at the Baby Boomer generation, the largest demographic group in the U.S, which began turning 70 years old this year. The location is adjacent to a six-acre park and within a half mile of both the Twin Creeks Hospital and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen. Completion is set for December 2017. Alders at Twin Creeks will occupy eight acres and will feature an 18,000-square-foot recreational area with an oversized pool, cabanas and commercial outdoor grill kitchen. Additional community amenities include a seniors fitness spa, movie theater, arts and crafts studio, pet park, café and complementary shuttle service. Each unit has its own balcony and comes with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, side-by-side washer/dryers and energy-efficient lighting. Rental rates will start near $1,400 per month. Units range in size from 730-square-foot one-bedrooms to 1,280-square-foot two-bedroom, two-bath units. KWA Construction Co. of Dallas is the general contractor for Alders at Twin Creeks. Architect Frank …
HOUSTON — Jamie Safier of LMI Capital has placed permanent financing for the acquisition and refinance of two separate garden-style apartment complexes totaling $34 million. In the first transaction, Safier obtained a $2 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinance of a 50-unit asset in Houston’s Spring Branch submarket. The loan was a cash-out refinance featuring a 4.5 percent interest rate fixed for the first five years of the 20-year loan term, step down prepayment structure and a one-year interest-only period. The borrower will use a portion of the excess proceeds toward interior and exterior upgrades to the property. The second transaction was an acquisition loan for a 550-unit asset also located in the Spring Branch submarket. The $32 million non-recourse loan featured a fixed interest rate of 4 percent for 10 years and two years of interest-only payments. The proceeds included a rehab component for the borrower to draw upon their planned renovations.
SEATTLE — CBRE has arranged $60 million in acquisition financing for a joint venture between Capitol Seniors Housing and the Carlyle Group. The JV will use the funds to purchase a four-property seniors housing portfolio throughout the Seattle metro area. The four communities total 368 units of assisted living and independent living. Following the acquisition, MBK Senior Living will operate all the properties. The seller and the names of the four properties were not disclosed. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan includes a five-year term with 36 months of interest-only payments. Total loan proceeds include a loan of $51.9 million for the acquisition of the property along with $8 million for planned capital improvements. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the financing.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Gramercy Court, an 87,526-square-foot assisted living and skilled nursing facility in Sacramento, for $15.6 million. The eight-building community sits on a 5.4-acre campus. It features 71 assisted living units and 120 skilled nursing beds. Max McCabe and Krone Weidler both in Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented both the buyer, a fund manager, and the seller, an individual trust, in the transaction.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Drever Capital Management has unveiled plans for a new Windsong-branded memory care community in Fort Collins, about 60 miles north of Denver. Vista Pointe Development will assist in the development of the project. Construction is slated to begin in September. Rental rates are expected to range between $4,900 and $5,200, well below the market’s average, according to Drever. Based in California, Drever Capital Management acquires, manages and develops commercial real estate properties.
CELEBRATION, FLA. — Big Rock Partners has started construction of a luxury continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Orlando suburb of Celebration. The project, which doesn’t yet have a name, has increased in size since it was announced last year. The $60 million development costs have increased to $82 million, and the 225 planned units have increased to 239. The six-story community will sit on a nine-acre site, and is the only planned seniors housing development in Celebration, according to Big Rock. Balfour Beatty is the construction manager on the project, which is scheduled for completion in spring 2018. Gensler designed the community. Once complete, Life Care Services will operate. Big Rock Partners is a private real estate investment management firm with three seniors housing projects in Florida under development worth approximately $200 million.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Capstone Capital has closed the $42 million refinancing of The Boundary at West End, a four- and five-story mixed-use development adjacent to East Carolina University in downtown Greenville. The project features 550 student housing beds, 9,500 square feet of ground-level retail space and a 453-space parking garage. Retail tenants include a regional pizza restaurant, convenience store, cafe and coffee shop, Smoothie King and an Asian restaurant. The borrower, Tom Taft Family of Greenville NC, finished The Boundary’s development in August 2015 and used the financing to take out the existing construction loan and all the developer equity. Jackson Howard of Capstone Capital arranged the 10-year Fannie Mae loan with a fixed 4.21 percent interest rate and two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has brokered the $36.4 million sale of Viera of the Palm Beaches, a 300-unit apartment community located at 4860 Sandstone Lane in West Palm Beach. Nashville, Tenn.-based Palm Beach Multifamily Partners LLC sold the asset to a partnership between two unnamed companies based in San Francisco and New York. Built in 1987, the pet-friendly property features one- and two-bedroom units with balconies or patios, in-unit washers and dryers, stainless steel appliances and wood laminate flooring. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, business center, swimming pool, tennis courts, barbecue area and trails for running, hiking and biking. Tal Frydman, Yoav Yuhjtman and Fernando Polanco of Berkadia’s Boca Raton office, along with Cole Whitaker of the firm’s Orlando office, brokered the sale. Viera of the Palm Beaches was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale.
ATLANTA — Pillar has originated an $18 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance The Flats at Atlantic Station, an 86-unit multifamily property located adjacent to the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta. The community offers a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished apartments. Amenities at the complex include a swimming pool, rooftop lounge and a fitness center. Colin Whittier of Pillar originated the floating rate, 7-year term loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. IPA Capital Markets presented the financing opportunity to Pillar.
ATLANTA — Simpson Housing LLLP has acquired The Residence Buckhead Atlanta, a 370-unit, high-rise apartment complex located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, for $136.5 million. OliverMcMillan developed the property in conjunction with the company’s 300,000-square-foot mixed-use project, Buckhead Atlanta. The Residence encompasses two 20-story towers featuring a resort-style pool, fitness center, theater, study, conference room, demonstration kitchen and concierge service. The Buckhead Atlanta mixed-use development, located just around the corner, is largely focused on high-end fashion. Tenants include Hermès, Christian Louboutin, Tom Ford, Jimmy Choo, Warby Parker, Diptyque, Brunello Cucinelli, Flywheel, Doraku Sushi, Gypsy Kitchen, Le Bilboquet, The Southern Gentleman and Shake Shack. The project also contains 100,000 square feet of boutique office space serving as the corporate headquarters for Spanx Inc. Jason Nettles, Trey Morsbach and Megan Thompson of HFF represented the seller, OliverMcMillan, in the transaction. HFF previously worked on behalf of the developer to arrange construction financing for the project in 2013. OliverMcMillan has designed and developed more than 8 million square feet of projects, and currently has approximately $3 billion under development. Simpson Housing LLLP is a privately held developer and manager of residential properties throughout the U.S. — Katie Sloan